Milestones Jun. 8, 1998

ARRESTED. SAM BOWERS, 73, former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard and subject of a May 18 TIME special investigation, along with two other alleged ex-Klansmen; charged with the 1966 firebomb murder of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr.; in Hattiesburg, Miss.

EASED ASIDE. ROONE ARLEDGE, 66, ABC's visionary producer who, after inventing modern sports coverage for the network, reinvented its news division; in New York City. Though he will remain chairman of ABC News, control will be wielded by 45-year-old David Westin.

DECLARED WINNER. JOSEPH ESTRADA, 61, Philippine presidential candidate, who achieved B-movie fame and a popular following in his country...

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